Comments on: The One Thing I Hate About Being Vegan

By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 06:19:00 +0000

I can really relate to all of this that you wrote. I was reading some of your posts and from my own experience I can say that is not about level of vegan-ness that makes people look down on other people. It is about intelligence, compassion, tolerance, empathy. Yes, we all judge and are judged. I live in a small country that has few thousands of vegans and I have a privilege of knowing only one of them. I feel a bit lonely at times. Explaining my grandma that I do not want to eat that fresh cottage cheese or her astonishing apple pie loaded with sugar, wheat and diary that makes me sick because of health reasons, not even from animal rights point of view.
And it is hard understanding that one of my closest friends that saves abandoned cats eat meat on a regular basis. Well, we all have a long road to walk, I guess.

By: Annessia

Annessia — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 18:10:00 +0000

Thank you so much for reading, Kip! That’s exactly it. We don’t want to shut anyone out.

By: Annessia

Annessia — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 18:09:00 +0000

Exactly! People get very defensive, if you’re not careful. Spread the word with love and people are more likely to be open minded. Thank you for reading!

By: Annessia

Annessia — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 18:08:00 +0000

Thank you so much, Katherine!

By: Katherine Heiss

Katherine Heiss — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 23:47:00 +0000

What a great post. I am enjoying your pics – I’ll be sure to try a few- THX for your hard work- Katherine

By: Brittany @ Garden of Vegan

Brittany @ Garden of Vegan — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 01:05:00 +0000

I loved this! I totally agree, the way to spread ethical eating is by spreading positivity!

By: Kip

Kip — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:00:00 +0000

Yes to empowering people rather than putting them down. There’s a fine line between pointing something out kindly and telling someone they’re naughty, but one thing is for sure: shutting someone down is more likely to end the conversation than it is to validate someone who is making an effort. I think you hit the nail on the head by saying it’s about support rather than a show of superiority!